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December and January...bleak and beautiful. I'm limiting my screen time right now, so sharing some photos which give an essence of life in recent days.
Hinterland: the area around or beyond a major town or port.
Here's our very own Hinterland...just beyond the garden gate, some 12 miles away from the UK's second city, looking magical in the fog which ascended late Christmas Eve and stayed with us almost to New Year's Eve.
The ridge you can see in the photo above is the more challenging route home...
...but as I made my way across the top, I was soon forced to take an alternative route home after encountering this fallen giant.
The other paths were littered with casualties.
So sad to see.
The dying days of December also marked a new chapter for my last clients of 2024, Clare and Tony, who tied the knot at Hogarth's Stone Manor, a Worcestershire manor house formerly owned by the Palethorpe family (renowned Birmingham sausage producers, who started operations in 1852).
If ever a dress screamed mid winter magic, it's this one. More coming soon.
As for my own photo journey, I've added another camera to my armoury; a new generation Polaroid. I love everything about Polaroids. They are the antithesis of digital photos. There's a mysterious alchemy about them; light and temperature being major players in the process. You never quite know what you're going to get and there's a soft, fuzzy quality that is impossible to replicate. I'm in love.
I've had a few mishaps so far, but for the first one off the camera, I'm pretty pleased with this one.
I've already moved on to my beloved black and white (which Polaroid introduced in 1950). I'm just waiting for the weather to settle down (we've had snow, ice and heavy rain in the last 24 hours) before venturing out. I've also discovered a way of upcycling the spent cartridges, so watch this space!
I'll be back and catching up with other blogs as soon as possible. x
